| Description |
xi, 292 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Packer unexpurgated--Malice in wonderland--Cultural cleansing--High drama : the mcLeod's debacle--Double-crossed : the crucifixion of Peter Meakin--The Block : a rainbow amid the storm clouds--Sunrise : Seven sees the light--Good news, bad news--Passions rising : the Gyngell bombshell--Missing magic : then and now--Chisholm's second coming--License to smear--Sunday blues, part I--Sunday blues, part II--McGuire and mates : a whole new ball game--A letter to Eddie--Scandals galore : the Llewellyn saga--Kerry who?--Epilogue : a tale of two channels |
| Summary |
In Who killed Channel nine, written by the former 60 minutes executive producer Gerald Stone, he argues that the network has lost it's premier status through management blunders, embarrassing scandals and acts of sheer bastardry since Packer died in 2005 |
| Analysis |
Performing arts - TV & radio (Australia) |
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Media studies - TV & radio |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 287 |
| Subject |
Packer, Kerry, 1937-2005 -- Influence.
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Packer, Kerry -- Influence.
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Packer, Kerry.
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National Nine Network (Australia) -- History.
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National Nine Network (Australia)
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Television stations -- Australia.
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Television broadcasting -- Australia.
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Television broadcasting -- Australia -- History.
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| Author |
Stone, Gerald (Gerald Louis)
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| LC no. |
2007532688 |
| ISBN |
9781405038157 hardback |
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1405038152 hardback |
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